Hey, Mickey

“Oh, Mickey, you’re so fine, you’re so fine, you blow my mind. Hey, Mickey. Hey, Mickey.”

(“Mickey” by Toni Basil … Number One song in America, Dec. 1982)

BY MARK A. LARSON
Editor & Publisher

MICKEY MORSEL: For a time, Mantle could run with the best,
as he swiped 153 bases in 191 attempts – a stolen base pct. of .800.

MICKEY MORSEL: Hatcher hit .368, with two homers and
five RBIs in five games for the Dodgers in the ’88 World Series.

MICKEY MORSEL: Tettleton claimed Froot Loops
were the source of his slugging prowess.

MICKEY MORSEL: Vernon was a 7-time All Star and topped the
A.L. in batting twice (in 1946 and 1953) while with the Senators.

MICKEY MORSEL: Cochrane-to-Mantle-to-Tettleton. … Mantle was
named after Cochrane and in turn, Tettleton was named after Mantle.

MICKEY MORSEL: Klutts stole only one
base out of eight tries during his career.

MICKEY MORSEL: Stanley won four Gold Gloves
between 1968-73 as the Tigers centerfielder.

MICKEY MORSEL: Moniak was named “Baseball America’s”
High School Player of the Year in 2016 (La Costa Canyon HS, Carlsbad, CA).

MICKEY MORSEL: Brantley’s family took in
Mike Tyson for a while when the boxer was a teenager.

MICKEY MORSEL: Rivers responded to Reggie Jackson’s
claimed IQ of 160 by asking: “Out of what? A thousand?”

MICKEY MORSEL: Morandini turned an unassisted triple play
against the Pirates in 1992 – first in majors since ’68.

MICKEY MORSEL: Lolich hurled 376 innings in 1971 – the
most in a season since 1915 – averaging 8 1/3 innings per start.

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